Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-23

Ths People Applaud shs As-isn Il IL
Chanber og Csmmercs asd che
PubIIesssan of he s4ne.


~A -~ - 1870 31NS
saAna-Dsabs RxpresaeA epenly.
A few nsnihs aas theFs vas organ
ized In shis city Q Beard Of Trade b.
eaase Of The bslief thaf TIE Chamber Of /
Oommegce did Bot represent the body /
Of the people. HoweveF that may Be.
nothing the neg Beard could do Woala
have called CT s1eh . ready. general
and Sympathetic RESPONSE a. the memor-
Company passsd ~ The Executive Com
reported yesterday. The puhlicafion q /
this nsmsrial IN the Posr fxrKLxIaKH-
cKR yesterday VS. the hrst iutimAfion |
the pablie 81 large had Tecsissd Of the /
Important ssti0n, and - every hand the
representative Of that journal heard En-
pressions Of the ksenest satisfaction be- 1
cause Of t.
LAST Sunday" said Mayor Mans
who 10 also q large property owner In /
the city,, Il met q prominent member |
Of the ChamesR and had long talk /
with him on this very matter Of the /
Compeny's delay. told him that In /
tended 10 give O. B. Wright q history Of /
Tacoma, how the Company and iis |
agents have been bearing fTaoona all |
the time, foFRetful OF the fact that the |
people who have come here apon their /
representations have 10 make q living, |
and thas rev people mnst come 10 en-
able thoss here 20 sell and turn over /
their money. Why, IL they wanted 10 /
boom this place q would have been
booming long ago, and people would /
have been coming here by the thou /
sands. Bat no, they had some.
OTHER xNDs 10 aAm
And they say, No, hold on; We are not
ready yea Whea / say the Ledger 20 /
for Honey and MoNau9ht / said that 10 /
al right; bat II IL would only 20 for the
right men IL would Be still better-men /
right here h this town Who are prevent
ing the development Of the place. We
ean't blame Honey and McNanght, Who i
live IN Seattle and Poftland-epd per-
hapa own property there-for booming /
those towns. II the agents Of the com
pany here would do the same for this
town there would be less 10 complain
Of"
Thomas Carroll, Rsq.. City Attorney,
said: That was . rsttling good letter
In the PosT- IErKLLIoEHCxR this morn.
ing. 10 went right TO the meat Of the
question in which We are interested and |
| was clad 30 see IL. IL will do no harm.
Il ts time We knew where ve stand"
George w. TRaver, real estate agent,
said: II think with those Who are
quoted In the Posr-INTKLLIoKNcERt this
an understanding. have NOS heard q
soul say anything against the pablica-
ton Of that article. Do IL again"
Mr.. Delprat. insurance agent, said:
~ think that ls about right (refeFrInR
te the publioation). Your head % ex
aotiy level. They treferring TO the rail-
road company have been giving Ne
LOTS or TAIFX
For many years, bot that is about ALL"
W. J. Ball. assistant With Mr.. DelpFat,
nodded and said: "Those are my senti-
ments. too"
Mr.. Wintermute, Of OauRhran d
Wintermute, real estate brokers, said:
II see you vent into the Northern Pa
ciac preserves this morning. referring
TO the publication Of interviews With
leading citizens 10 the Posr-INTKLII0KS.
GER. That 10 the first time sHeh things
have been published, 10 be sure, bat IL
is nothing more than l have heard time
and again when men have been by
themselves. Il will de no harm TO
print them"
Mr.. Howell. large property owner and
real estate agent, said: The article in
the Posi- ISTKLLIaKNcKR yesterday bit
things Just about right. The time IL
ripe for Q little ventilation Of these
things."
II. K. Moore, Esq, of Moore d
Slaughter, said, referring TO what
seemed the general and only topic Of
conversation 10 the city throughout the
day, that vas 'just the proper thing.
We needed some such ousspoksa state
ment Of the situation here. We have
sill felt Just that way for long time,
and l was surprised that you hit 90 ex-
actly Fieht-no personal reflection in
tended mean that l was surprised TO
see the prevailing sentiment 90 exactly
represented in print"
Mr.. Slaughter, OF the same hrm,
said: Nothing is better calculated to
do good for the people here, IL not for
the town. than that publication. Ii Is
time this matter were a9iiated and some
understanding we're arrived at. A lot
OF as have been having on here by the
eyes for years, and We want TO know
what IL 10 be the end Of il. II the CON-
pany don't propose carrying cot their
expressed intentions. / want 10 get out
am not tied bere-I never saw the
time when | lad 10 remain 10 q place
longer than I found it profitable"
T. J. Nixon. loan broker, said: "No-
thing IL mere timely than q public agi
tation OF this matter. Tue Northern
Paelas Railroad Oompany's attitude
toward the tewn has always been one Of
repression instead Of the opposite it
has Disseminated against us rather
than in our favor. For instance. 10
costs more to send freight frsm here TO
ChehaIis than il does from Portland to
Ohehalis. though the distances from the
latter 10 double. IL costs more for
freight from here TO Olympia than
from Portland, though the difference is
even greater in distance. / know Of a
manufacturer here Who tried to send
acme freiRht-not reaching two car
loads-to Ohahalis. and they charged
him rate that would have aetted about
R2Tb he vent 20 Portland and saw the
agent there. but could not get any re-
QUESTION, and vas told In eject that Che
halls and points along the Pacific divi.
sion belonged 10 Portland a. a market.
OF course thai stopped him. He
could NOS do business undeF such
freight rates. / cannot give you the
name, rs IL Nonld probably hart
him (the manufaotuFer) with the
Company. Bat further, what do you
think Of q company that discriminates
against the business men Of its terminal
point in favor Of another city that has
been lighting IL tooth aad toenail for
yearsf II costs Tacoma man f25 10
ship car load Of freight from Portland,
aRd il costs Seattle man $3.50. That
ts exactly the case. though il does not
appear on she sarfaoe. The rates PER
car from Portland 10 Tacoma and TO
Ssastie-fogty miles further sleDg-are
the sama Oh the cAf-t15. Bat you zee
thew pay g 80 10 the seattle road for
The haul from here 70 seattle. 50 you
sc that IL the goods are 10 couns here
and remain here they will cost 50. IL
they cone here to 20 further IL costs bot
Si6 50, and g 20 is added fof the addi-
ttonal forty miles. have been here
aftesn years. continued Mr.. Nixon, and